With its aggressive design and immense sporting potential, the X-BOW
is a milestone in 50-year
history of the KTM brand. At the same time it represents a new
benchmark in the small but elite
segment of radical lightweight sportscars. This exceptional
achievement is the result of its highly
original design concept and the fact that for its first car, KTM
employed the finest materials, advanced
technology and the know-how of respected development partners. The
result is a street-homologated
sportscar with pedigree motorsport technologies – including a
cutting edge monocoque made from
carbon fibre, identical to those that have become standard in modern
Formula 1, for example, because
of its weight and safety advantages.

Thanks to the car’s light weight and the 177 kW (240 hp) Audi 2.0
TFSI engine, the KTM X-BOW sets
new performance standards and outstrips even far more powerful
sportscars. Weighing in at around
790 kilograms, it accelerates from a standing start to 100 km/h in
only 3.9 seconds. At the same time, low fuel consumption (7.9 litres/100
km) and exhaust emissions (187.23 g/km) rival those of powerful
compact cars.

But the X-BOW isn’t just a racing machine, even if it does achieve
spectacular performance on the
race track. With its modern technologies and exceptional dynamics,
it’s also oriented towards sporty
drivers who seek a purist driving experience on the road. By
foregoing electronic assistance and
extraneous, heavy comfort features, the X-BOW offers an unfiltered
driving adventure. This is made
possible by the double wishbone suspension front and rear, the
exposed mechanical components and
the unadulterated concept that leaves the X-BOW without a roof,
doors or a windscreen. The
sportscar’s only concession is a 70 mm high, transparent wind
deflector. So driving the KTM X-BOW
becomes an experience with an immediacy that otherwise can only be
felt when riding a motorbike or
driving a single-seater racing car.

For the 2009 model year, there is a new X-BOW product line-up – with
ownership of the new sportscar
phenomenon from KTM starting at only 49,980 Euros (plus national
taxes and import duties) for the X-
BOW Street that, even with its basic configuration, offers the
absolute maximum in driving pleasure.